Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-31
Mr.. MANNING DEAD.


TIC Ex-seoretary Breathes His Last Sur.
sonnaed MSnbSrs oT HlsA Family
1 @The President I'll Telegram ofs Condolence
G the Widohx-.E1ags IN sWashinxton at
Half-lIast.
ALRANT. A. =. Dec q. Secretary
Daniel Manning died at 40 b. IN yester-
DAY surrounded by friends and members Of
nus family Mr.. Manning seemed to rally
and brighten c0nside bly, during the morn
ing, to the surprise of his family. and
ABOUT O'Clock in the afternoon his
son, James ii, who had been
UP ching at the bedside almost without
/ rest Went OUT for short walk ia the
IIesh ar He returned ina few mo-
ments and entering the room where
| inc nurse and PATIENT were, dis
covered that his father was breathing
faster, with shortened breaths No mark
Of death was on his countenanee, al, and i
though Mr. Manning had repeatedly re-
tquested his family MOTTO witness his nass-
ing away, IL was deemed best to summon the
household, and in the presence of his fami-
y, az 1854 p m, NE, Manning quietly and
gently ceased to breathe
WASHINGTON, Dec 25.-The President;
Issued the following order yesterday after
noon
.
reefs that the flags on all the public buildings
IN the city OF Washington be placed at half
mast as mark OF respect to: the memory OF
Daniel Manning, late Secretary Of the Treasury.
BY direction OF the President. s5 :
DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Secretary -
He also sent the following telegram of
coincidence to Mrs Manning:
'ExECUTIvE, MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. C...
Dec. "a TO Hrs. Daniel Manni,ag, bang, ".
nrepbs tn HI
your sorrow is too sacred to be shared
and too deep to be reached by earthly
comfort may II express to- you my
sincere and tender sympathy, saddened by my
own ah1iction at the loss of q true and trusted
friend and loyal associate. who but lately
stood at my side in the discharge with patriotic
zeal, OF solemn public duty.
e "GRovER CLEvELAND.'
Mr.. Manning was born in Albany, N, y. Au-
gust 16, 1881. His parentage was of Irish. En-
glish and Dutch extraction. He was poor
boy, and his early opportunities for schooling
were very limited. At II years Of age he went
to work as an off1ce-boy at the establishment
Of the Albany AN0s, which was
afterwards merged into the Albany
Argus, with winch paper he was In one
capacity or another, connected, until his an
pointment by President Cleveland as Secretary
Of the Treasury. In 1873 he assumed sole
Charge of the Atgus and was elected president
OF the company. He was member of the New
York Democratic State convention of 1874
That nominated Samuel j. tTiiden for Gov
ernor, and was delegate to the st. Louis
convention OF 1876 that nominated Mr. Tilden
Tor President. He was also a member OF the
New York State Democratic Committee since
1876, Was its secretary in 1873 and 1880, and
Was elected chairman in 1881. He was warm
" interested in the nomination Of Mr.. Cleve-
land for President at Chicago
Mr.. Manning's resignation as Secretary OF
the Treasury was sent to the President In the
summer OF 1886, 1T being accepted February IA,
1857. when it was found he could never thor.
oughly recover. He failed to derive any great
benefit from trip to Europe last spring.
Mr.. Manning was active and succ essful out.
side Of journalism and politics. He was long
director of the Albany & Susquehanna Railway
Company and president OF the National Com
mercial Bank OF Albany, OF which he was first
director and then vlce-president. He was also
park com missioner Of Albany and a director of
the Albany Electric-Light Company.
He has two sons and a daughter His first
wife died four years ago. He contracted q sec.
ond matrimonial all ance in November, 1884,
Immediately after the election Of Mr. Cleve-
land to the Presidency, leading to the altar
Miss Fryer, daughter OF an Albany dry-goods
prince. he is worth several hundred thousand
dOllars,1